Competencies needed by Tehran Agricultural Extension Experts to Promote Nuclear Agricultural Extension Education

The Purpose of this study was to identify analytically the educational needs required by agricultural experts to promote nuclear agricultural business in Tehran province. Nuclear technology may well provide the growing population all over the world with improved food security.Agricultural extension and the related businesses may thus take advantage of this new technology to push forward the development of agriculture sector.This study is an applied type research using a descriptive correlational methodology.Also the data was collected through survey.The statistical society consisted of agricultural extension experts in Tehran province,out of whom 74 were selected as statistical sample through simple random sampling.The data analysis was carried out by SPSS software using spearman Friedman correlation test and descriptive statistics.Also,confirmatory factor analysis.The highly important training needs required by agricultural extension experts for taking advantage of nuclear agricultural practices and the related businesses were determined nuclear agricultural practices and the related businesses were determined under three categories:Knowledge and skills needed for setting up a business (8 Factors),basic Knowledge and skills needed for agricultural extension(12 Factors)andKnowledge and skills needed for nuclear agriculture (11 Factors), the findings well indicated that the respondents recognize three factors as the mast important ones in identifying their own training needs:Knowledge and skills needed for matching the needs of farmers with nuclear crops; knowledge on regional climatic conditions, and identifying the needs of the beneficiaries.Also, appositive significant correlation was observed among the respondents managerial experience and educational level and their opinion about the importance of the three categories of training needs.